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Definition: Thrombectomy |
ThrombectomyNoun1. Surgical removal of a blood clot (thrombus) from a blood vessel. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | Surgical removal of an obstructing clot or foreign material from a blood vessel at the point of its formation. Removal of a clot arising from a distant site is called embolectomy. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Medical thrombolysis may remove the clot and restore flow, but often surgical thrombectomy is required. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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thrombectomy | 13 |
thrombectomy venous | 12 |
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| Language | Translations for "thrombectomy"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Danish | trombektomi, thrombektomi. (various references) | ||||||||||
Dutch | trombectomie. (various references) | ||||||||||
Finnish | trombektomia, veritulpan poistoleikkaus. (various references) | ||||||||||
French | thrombectomie. (various references) | ||||||||||
German | Thrombektomie. (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | θρομβεκτομή. (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | tromboectomia, trombectomia. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ombectomythray trombectomía. (various references) | ||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-c-e-h-m-m-o-o-r-t-t-y" | |
-1 letter: thrombocyte. | |
-3 letters: boycotter. | |
-4 letters: botchery, bottomer, bottomry, tommyrot. | |
-5 letters: betroth, bootery, botcher, boycott, cheroot, homeboy, moocher, mothery, myotome, theorbo. | |
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